Windemere Park

Overview

Windemere Park is a 4 acre neighborhood park located along Windemere Drive, east of Green Road and south of Plymouth Road in northeast Ann Arbor. View the Ann Arbor Parks and Nature Areas map for location context. This park features a playground area including swings and a structure, tennis courts, benches, and an open lawn area. The park has plenty of open green areas and large trees providing shade. There is also a small wooded nature area that has been undergoing restoration with native plantings. Woodland phlox, jack in the pulpit, wood poppy, common cinquefoil, wild geranium and zigzag goldenrod are some of the species that can be found here. There are accessible paved paths through the park connecting Windemere Drive and Wynnstone Drive in two separate places. These paths receive winter snow clearing.

Park Notices

Unless otherwise posted per City Council resolution, when a park is closed, no person shall remain in or enter it other than to quietly sit or walk.

Refer to Chapter 39 of the City of Ann Arbor Code of Ordinances for park regulations and rules.

Park Hours

6 a.m. - Midnight

Amenities

Bike Rack

Playground

Picnic Tables

Tennis Court

Landfill Bins

Access and Parking

There is street parking along Windemere Drive, which forms the southern edge of the park. There is also street parking on most of the nearby streets.

The park can be accessed on foot by sidewalks throughout the neighborhood. The park may be reached on bicycle by riding through the neighborhood streets. There is a bike rack in the park at the playground.

Public Transportation

There are bus stops on Green Road about a mile from the park. The nearest stop is about a 10 to 15 minute walk. Visit TheRide for closest stops and route details or check out the parks ride guide.

Park Maps

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History

Ann Arbor's city parks sit on the ancestral and traditional homelands of several indigenous Native peoples. Read a land acknowledgement from the city and learn more about the early history of the land here.

The first plot of the land that became Windemere Park was acquired by the city in 1972. In 1979 construction of the subdivision, known as Earhart Knolls, was approved. Part of this agreement was that the developer would dedicate some park land to be added to the existing Windemere Park. This addition formed the park boundary as it is today. The Glacier Highland Homeowners Association helped develop the master plan for the park and donated some improvements to the park. The park was officially dedicated in 1982.

Recent Developments

In 2014, a plan was approved to move the existing tennis courts to their current location, after collecting public input. The old courts, which were built in 1986, had been showing signs of age.

In response to a resident request, Parks and Recreation hosted a public survey in August 2022 for community input on adding one or two soccer goals in the park. Thirty residents responded to the survey, with 83% responding that they supported adding one or two semi-permanent soccer goals. Given the survey results, the project moved forward and the soccer goal was installed in August of 2023.

Volunteer in the parks

Looking to make an impact in a park or nature area? Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation provides volunteer opportunities for almost every interest, ability, and commitment level.

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Park Finder

Discover parks and find amenities through the City of Ann Arbor Park Finder. This map allows you to search park names or search by amenity type or keyword.

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A2Fix It - Service request tool

A2 Fix It is an online system you can use to report any maintenance issues or other problems during your park visit. When reporting an issue in a park please include detailed location information in the "details and description" section near the end of the request process. Pictures that provide location context are very helpful.

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